Your question is wrong , generic name of dog is Canis while specific name is familiaris.
Canis lupus familiaris, I think, recently changed from Canis familiaris to acknowledge that dogs are actually the same species as wolves--meaning in this case that they are completely interfertile with wolves.
Canis lupus familiaris(refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog#Taxonomy_and_evolution)Stella
Binomial nomenclature is a system of giving distinct and proper names to organisms with each name consisting of two words, generic and specific . Also known as scientific names. Example scientific name of human is Homo sapiens , scientific name of frog is Rana tigrina etc .
Canis Lupus familiarisDogs' scientific name is Canis lupus familiaris.
Scientific Name: Canis familaris
The binomial nomenclature of a coyote is Canis latrans.
The Binomial nomenclature of the Gray Wolf is Canis lupus.
Canis familiaries --DC
According to the University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web, the binomial nomenclature used for the classification of the domestic dog is Canis lupus familiaris.
Your typical domesticated dog is known as Canis familiaris.
Canis lupus familiaris, I think, recently changed from Canis familiaris to acknowledge that dogs are actually the same species as wolves--meaning in this case that they are completely interfertile with wolves.
Your typical domesticated dog is known as Canis Lupus Familiaris.Make sure it is written as Canis (italicized and capital letter, if typed, if handwritten then its underlined and capital letter) familiaris (italics and a lowercase letter, if typed, if handwritten then its underlined and a lowercase letter). That way it's in binomial nomenclature.
This is the Binomial system developed by Carl Linne. Sometimes a third name is necessary, such as for dogs. Canis lupus dingo
This process is called Binomial nomenclature. This states that organism all have two names. The Genus and the species. For example, the scientific name for dogs are Canis Familiarus. The process of grouping organisms and classifying them is known as Taxonomy.
The scientific name of an organism includes the genus and species name. The genus refers to a group of closely related species, while the species name is unique to a particular organism within that genus. Together, the genus and species name form the binomial nomenclature system used in taxonomy to classify organisms.
Canis lupus (familiaris) is the nomenclature for a dog, and would apply as a "scientific name". Canis refers to the genus and lupus refers to the class.
Binomial Nomenclaturealso called scientific nameSystem developed by Carolus Linnacus approximately 200 years agowritten in Latinmade up of genus and speciesBinomial nomenclature is the name of a species. Binomial because it's two words. For instance, for our species, Homo sapiens. A wolf would be Canis lupus, a domestic cat would be Felix felix, a horse would be Equus equus etc. They're all Latin words.